Except that a group of Andalusian migrants settled in central and south america in the 17th century. Also there were a number of Andalusian explorers. Given the proximity of Extremadura to Andalucia,...

Leer and creer should be pronounced with a short e (like in the word bet), to put it in English terms, if pronounced as if to rhyme with air, it will yield the common mispronounciation shared by most...

Some in the US regard the southern variants as declassé (hick/hillbilly) and others regard the northern accents as snobbish. I know some consultants who have to mask their southern accents, depending...